Lockheed says increasing production beyond the 156-a-year level would require a business case based on an influx of new orders from new or existing customers.
Taiwanese Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng notes that the effectiveness of the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System has been demonstrated in Ukraine.
The Northrop Grumman-built resupply vessel is planned for launch on an Antares rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Eastern Shore on Aug. 1
A pre-solicitation notice is the next step on a path to selecting a design to launch an engineering and manufacturing development program within two years.
The follow-on award comes seven months after the same team completed the last of three successful tests for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept program.
U.S. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall says the House's addition of $558 million for the force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program is akin to "throwing money away."
The global space industry is worth more than $400 billion, 80% of which comes from commercial activity, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
